Spousal Support and Voluntary Retirement

Many clients who are paying ongoing, court-ordered spousal support ask, "When can I retire, and what can I do about my support payments if I do retire?" A support payor may have various reasons for wanting to leave the workforce, such as deteriorating health, increasingly unmanageable employment demands, changing family responsibilities, or a desire to relocate. Sometimes, a support payor's position has been terminated, and it makes more sense to retire than to seek new employment.